Ciao! (with Audio CD) with CD (Audio)

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

CIAO!, Sixth Edition continues to emphasize practical, communicative use of Italian, while teaching the four language skills and providing an enhanced introduction to Italian life and culture. The new edition is distinguished by greater coherence in the grammatical presentation, a more pervasive emphasis upon cultural realities, lexical streamlining, thorough updating, and more consistent support for the instructor through marginal annotations. With thematically based chapters that focus on the vibrant life of modern Italy and the country's rich cultural heritage, CIAO! provides the proven approach-known for its outstanding, easy-to-follow grammar presentation-and superior resources that students need to communicate in Italian with confidence and understanding. The book features a strong focus on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness, all woven into a dynamic presentation that makes it easy and fun to learn Italian.

Synopsis:

Now, in the fifth edition, this highly successful program maintains its strong focus on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness, while adding new readings with targeted writing activities for additional practice. The text's thematically based chapters focus on everyday situations that walk students through contemporary Italian culture. The audio CD included with every new student copy of the book helps students improve their listening comprehension of structures and vocabulary as well as their pronunciation.

Synopsis:

Now in its seventh successful edition, CIAO! is the introductory Italian program that offers a strong focus on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness by integrating video and music throughout. Additional practice for grammar and vocabulary are now available in a convenient online format. The book's thematically based chapters as well as the "Vedute d'Italia" sections focus on everyday situations that demonstrate an ever-changing contemporary Italian culture. The audio and video included in the program help readers improve their listening comprehension of structures and vocabulary as well as their pronunciation.

About the Author

Carla Larese Riga received her Master of Arts from Stanford University and has worked toward a PhD at the University of California, Berkley. She has over 30 years of experience as a dedicated professor of Italian at various institutions, including Santa Clara University, Stanford University, Foothill College, and De Anza College. She is a scholar of romance languages and is fluent in Italian, French, and Spanish. Chiara Maria Dal Martello, a native of Vicenza, received her Laurea from the University of Urbino in English / Spanish and Italian Languages and Literatures, and she is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English Linguistics at Arizona State University. She has taught Italian Language and Culture at Big Bend Community College in Vicenza, Italy, and has been teaching at Arizona State University (ASU) since 1996 where she is now a Lecturer in Italian in the Department of Languages and Literature. While at ASU she has developed a new curriculum for the first- and second-year program, including online Italian courses, as well as two new upper-level courses, Italian for the Professions and History of the Italian Language. With her colleagues she is currently developing a new multimedia curriculum for the second-year Italian courses. She specializes in second-language acquisition, bilingualism and gender studies.

"Synopsis"
by Netread,
Now, in the fifth edition, this highly successful program maintains its strong focus on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness, while adding new readings with targeted writing activities for additional practice. The text's thematically based chapters focus on everyday situations that walk students through contemporary Italian culture. The audio CD included with every new student copy of the book helps students improve their listening comprehension of structures and vocabulary as well as their pronunciation.

"Synopsis"
by Netread,
Now in its seventh successful edition, CIAO! is the introductory Italian program that offers a strong focus on spoken proficiency and cultural awareness by integrating video and music throughout. Additional practice for grammar and vocabulary are now available in a convenient online format. The book's thematically based chapters as well as the "Vedute d'Italia" sections focus on everyday situations that demonstrate an ever-changing contemporary Italian culture. The audio and video included in the program help readers improve their listening comprehension of structures and vocabulary as well as their pronunciation.

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